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A visit to the Brooke Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Brooke Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brooke Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brooke Cemetery

Lat:   31.6055°   (31° 36' 19")

Lon:   -95.9975°   (-95° 59' 51")

The Brooke Cemetery is located in Freestone County<2>.

The county seat for Freestone County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Brooke Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Brooke Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brooke Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Willis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Willis Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Harrison Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harrison Chapel Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Keechi Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keechi Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keechi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Keechi Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
    • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lone Star Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of Palestine.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157584 <5>
  • Mayes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayes Cemetery
    • The Mayes Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • The Mayes Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maze Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166132 <5>
  • Varnell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Varnell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Varnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Varnell Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7386 <5>
  • Holly Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Day Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Day Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5407 <5>
    • Sand Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
      • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Philpott Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philpott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philpott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Philpott Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Lummus Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lummus Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lummus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lummus Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Chancellor Union Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chancellor Union Cemetery
      • The Chancellor Union Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • The Chancellor Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chancellor Cemetery
    • Fairfield Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
      • The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fairfield.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #381450 <5>
    • Sand Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Stevens Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Wheelock Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheelock Cemetery
      • The Wheelock Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Tyus Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyus Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tyus Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Freestone County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brooke Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brooke Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lanely
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanely. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
    • Lanely is located in Freestone County
  • Red Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
    • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
  • Turlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
    • Turlington is located in Freestone County
  • Oakwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Oakwood is located in Freestone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <7>
  • Dew
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
    • Dew is located in Freestone County
  • Buffalo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fairfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Long Lake is located in Anderson County
  • Freestone
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
    • Freestone is located in Freestone County
  • Donie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tucker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Tucker is located in Anderson County
  • Harmony
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Anderson County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Massey Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
      • Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Teague
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Teague is located in Freestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <7>
    • Russell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Leon County
    • Yard ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
      • Yard is located in Anderson County
    • Jewett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview Assembly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Assembly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
      • Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
    • Tennessee Colony
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Greens Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greens Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
      • Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
    • Farrar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
      • Farrar is located in Limestone County
    • Newby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
      • Newby is located in Leon County
    • Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stewards Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
      • Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
    • Personville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
      • Personville is located in Limestone County

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Brooke Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Freestone County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brooke Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Brooke Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Brooke Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1372732  (Brooke Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1372732 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Keechi
    • County: Freestone         Elev: 113
    • Location given for GNIS #1372732 (Brooke Cemetery)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Freestone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brooke Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6055, Longitude: -95.9975       In this case, the coordinates for the Brooke Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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